Tire-carrier.



M. H. STEWART.

TIRE CARRIER.

- APPLICATION FILED NOV 4. |9l6. 1,225,370. Patend May 8, 1917.

NITED sTArEsy PATENT orrion.

-MILTON' H. STETART, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THOMAS J'. WALSH, OF. DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

TIRE-CARRIER.

specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 4, 1916. Serial No. 129,407.

To 'all 'witam t may concern Be it known that I, MILTON H; STEWART,

a citizen of the United' States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county of layne and State of l\'.[ichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improveinents in Tire- Carriers, of which the following is a speciinvention also includes means for securelyl looking an applied'tire in such way as to prevent surreptitious removal.

The invention consists in the inatters hereinafter set forth, and more particularly pointed o ut in the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Figure`1 is a plan view of the device showing an applied tire rim in section and the portions of a Chassis and car body for which the device is peculiarly fitted;

Fig; 2 is a View in end elevation of the holder;

Fig. 3 is a view in (letail showing the method of attachment of a clamp;

F ig. 4 is a view in detail showing the attachment of a brace of the device to the car frame; i

Figs. 5 and 6 are views in detail of a clamp, 'and ,I

Fig. 7 is a view showing a dummy rim for use with a clencher tire.

Rcferring to 'the drawings, the car body and Chassis consists of side members. 1- on which a body 2 is' so mounted that the end rail 3 of the chassis is parallel to and spaced from the end sill 4 of the body. A bracket bar 5 of the carrier is secured at its extremityby the body bolt 6, and by a second bolt 7 passing through anfopening in the' sill 4 and ordinarily used for attaching a tail light. A corresponding bracket bar 8 is secured at its 'inner end by the carriage bolt 9 and has a lug 10 extending obliquely up- Ward and outward so as to hook over the angle plate 11 that eonnects the side and end sills of the body. the nnderface of the lug being inclined as stated, so that when the correspondingl)v formed outer end pm tions 12 and 13 of-the bars 5 and 8 are se- Ac-ured as by bolts 14 to a cross bar 15, the.

member 8 is firmly Wedged home and cannot rattle or work loose.

Studs 1G that extend outwardly from the end portions 12 and 13 through the bar 15, .support clamps 417, each having a T-shaped Patented May 8, 1917.

head 18 that is insertiblelthrough a longitudinal slot -19 iii theicurved end portion 20 of the bar 15, the disposition ofthe slot` and head being such that the clamp isy locked with the strip when placed on the stud 16. The body of the clamp adjacent the stud is extended laterallytand Curved and flanged to coperate with the stud 1G and Curved portion 20 in'-closely embracing an applied tire rim 21 and casing 22. A marginal flange 23 on the clainp 1s curved, however,

to pass around the bolt opening 2d -through which the stad 1(3 passes sothat asindicated in the dotted portion` ofFig. 1, the clanip may be swung outward off4 from the stnd readily.

A holding. nut 25 on the Stud l6has an aperturcd .lug 2G .that inay be swung into register with a correspondingly apertured lug 27 on the clamp 17 and the hasp of a padlock, as indicated at 28, in Fig. 1, or 29 in Fig. 2, inserted and the parts leeked. The cross bar 15 is appropriately apertlu'ed or fitted to carry a plate 31.

"herc the carrier is used for a tire withvout a spare rim, a dummy rim 32, see Fig. 7,

is-einployed to replace the spare rim 21, the

cross section of the dummy rim being appropriate for thetype of tire carried.v

As a result of this construction a tire carrier is obtained that is particularly adapted for mounting onn a standard make of car which has the Chassis construction and body members indicated.`that is neat in design,

' doesnot add materially to the Weight of the car' and etfectively looks the tire and spare rim in place i Obvionsly, changes in the details of constrnction may be made Without departing from the spirit ofiny invention and I do .not care to limit myself to any particular form or arrangement of parts.

vWhat I claim is: 1. tire carrie'r comprising brackets adapted to be detachably interloeked `with and secured to the 'frame members' of a vehicle Chassis, .'1 transverse bar a pair of tail-light 30 and license A et the other end in an opening having outwardly Curved end portions outside the bracket ends to which the transverse member is 'secnred a Stud extending from each hl'acket, a elampepertured at one end to engage over the Stud and intex'loeked through the ourved end portion of the transversebnl', nutsmn the studs for seeuring the clamps l and lugs on the nuts adapted to register Withcorresponding lugs on the clemp and apertured to receive a look.

2. A. tire earrier eolnprsing a pair of brackets adapted to bedetachably secured at the inner end portions thereo'f to the frame members of a Chassis, a 'trnnsverse bzu' secured across the outex' end portions of the brackets, the end portions thereof extending beyond the brackets and eurving rearwmrdly to conform to an applied tire casing, elamps each having a T head detachably engaging a siot in the Companion end potion of the transverse bez' and encircln a Stud that extends from each brecket t e portions of the clamps adJaee-nt the stud'; being ormed to clear the letter when the olemp' s swung away therefrom while stil engaged with the end portion of the transverse bar, and nnts for securing the elamps adapted to be locked to the clamps to prevent removal from the studs.

In testiniony whereof I afix my signature 'in the px'esence of two witnesses.

VVitnesses:

KRL H. BUTLER, w ANN M. Done.

MLTON H. STEWART. 

